With so many different colors in the handkerchief codes, here is a handy list of abbreviations.
Color | Abbrev |
---|---|
airforce.blue | af.bl |
apricot | ap |
aqua | aq |
beige | bg |
black | bk |
black_white~check | bk_wt~ck |
black_white~stripes | bk_wh~st |
blue | bl |
blue_white~stripes | bl_wh~st |
brown | bn |
brown_white~stripes | bn_wh~st |
brown~lace | bn~LC |
charcoal | ch |
copper | cp |
coral | cl |
cream | CR |
cyan | cy |
dark.pink | dk.pk |
dark.red | dk.rd |
fuschia | fs |
gold | gd |
gray | gy |
green | gn |
holstein | hl.wt |
kelly.green | kl.gn |
lavender | lv |
light.blue | lt.bl |
light.blue_black~dots | lt.bl_bk~dt |
light.blue_brown~dots | lt.bl_bn~dt |
light.blue_white~dots | lt.bl_wt~dt |
light.blue_yellow~dots | lt.bl_yl~dt |
light.pink | lt.pk |
lime | lm |
magenta | mg |
maroon | mr |
mauve | mv |
medium.blue | md.bl |
mustard | mu |
olive | ol |
orange | or |
paisley | ps |
pale.yellow | pl.yl |
pink | pk |
puce | pc |
purple | pu |
red | rd |
red_black~stripes | rd_bk~st |
red_white~gingham | rd_wt~gh |
red_white~stripes | rd_wh~st |
robinegg.blue | re.bl |
rust | ru |
silver | sl |
tan | tn |
teal | tl |
teal.blue | tl.bl |
white | wt |
white~lace | wt~lc |
yellow | yl |
yellow_white~stripes | yl_wh~st |
Color abbreviations are part of the Hanky2 Color Shorthand
Full color names can be used -> BLUE 2 blue or for more compact representations, use BL2bl
Many colors come in shades, review color shades for shades of Green like Lime, Kelly and Hunter ( and the abbreviations for each).
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